(a) The Planning Commission shall consist of the Mayor, one member of Council to be selected by Council, and three electors of the City not holding other municipal office. The present members of the Commission, other than the Mayor and Councilman, shall continue to serve until the expiration of their respective terms, and their successors shall each be appointed by the Mayor for a term of six years. A vacancy occurring during the term of any member of the Commission shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner authorized for an original appointment.
(b) The Commission shall have such powers as may be conferred on it by this Planning and Zoning Code, any other ordinance of Council concerning the plan, design, location, removal, relocation and alteration of any public buildings or structures or those located on public streets or property; the location, relocation, widening, extension and vacation of streets, parkways, playgrounds and other public places; the approval of plats for the subdivision of land; the zoning and rezoning of the City for any lawful purpose; and such other powers as are now or may hereafter be conferred upon it by ordinance of Council or the general law of Ohio